Retreat to the Reich : the German defeat in France, 1944 by Samuel W Mitcham(
)17
editions published
between
2000
and
2007
in
English
and held by
1,610 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Covers the battles on the Western Front from the collapse of the Normandy line in France in the summer of 1944 until the Germans
were able to bring the Allied juggernaut to a halt on the borders of the Reich itself

Defenders of fortress Europe : the untold story of the German officers during the Allied invasion by Samuel W Mitcham(
)9
editions published
between
2008
and
2009
in
English
and held by
1,275 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
1944 bore witness to the fifth year of World War II. As the Wehrmacht retreated, Germans still had hope. If the men of the
Western Front could repulse the great invasion, dozens of units including panzer divisions, SS regiments, and paratrooper
formations would arrive to thwart the Red advance. Everything depended on the Western Front's warlords. Defenders of Fortress
Europe introduces men who had once believed they would conquer the world. By 1944, they were trying to throw the Allies back
into the sea or just check them before they could reach Germany. The Fatherland's defense was in the hands of Nazis, non-Nazis,
and anti-Nazis; professional soldiers and professional troublemakers; heroes, murderers, and war criminals; the efficient
geniuses and the incompetent; famous, infamous, and the unknown; soldiers, sailors, SS men, and air force officers - all men
who fought out of fanaticism, courage, personal ambition, a sense of honor, duty, love of country, misplaced patriotism, or
habit--Publisher's description

Rommel's lieutenants : the men who served the Desert Fox, France, 1940 by Samuel W Mitcham(
)8
editions published
between
2006
and
2009
in
English
and held by
1,209 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"Perhaps the most famous soldier to fight in World War II was Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, who achieved immortality as the
"Desert Fox." He is also one of the most admired. Rommel's first field command during the war was the 7th Panzer Division
- also known as the Ghost Division - which he led in France in 1940. During this campaign, the 7th Panzer suffered more casualties
than any other division in the German Army, at the same time inflicting a disproportionate number of casualties upon the enemy.
It took 97,486 prisoners, captured 458 tanks and armored vehicles, 277 field guns, 64 anti-tank guns and 4,000 to 5,000 trucks,
and destroyed dozens of others in each category. It captured or destroyed hundreds of tons of other military equipment, shot
down 52 aircraft, destroyed 15 more on the ground, and captured 12 others. It destroyed the French 1st Armored Division and
the 4th North African Division, punched through the Maginot Line extension near Sivry, and checked the largest Allied counteroffensive
of the campaign at Arras. When France surrendered, the Ghost Division was within 200 miles of the Spanish border. No doubt
about it - Rommel had proven himself a great military leader who was capable of greater things. His next command, in fact,
would be the Afrika Korps, where the legend of the Desert Fox was born." "Rommel had a great deal of help in France - much
more than his published papers suggest. His staff officers and company, battalion, and regimental commanders were an extremely
capable collection of military leaders that included 12 future generals (two of them SS), and two colonels who briefly commanded
panzer divisions but never reached general rank. They also included Karl Hanke, a Nazi gauleiter who later succeeded Heinrich
Himmler as the last Reichsfuehrer-SS." "No historian has ever before recognized the talented cast of characters who supported
the Desert Fox in 1940. No one has ever attempted to tell their stories. This book remedies that oversight."--Jacket

Blitzkrieg no longer : the German Wehrmacht in battle, 1943 by Samuel W Mitcham(
)8
editions published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
1,105 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"After a crushing loss at Stalingrad, the German war machine regrouped in early 1943 to stave off total defeat, but it could
not stem the rising Allied tide. In the Mediterranean, Rommel's early successes in Africa were erased by the surrender of
Tunisia, and German forces barely escaped Sicily before the Allies seized the island. On the Eastern Front, Soviet T-34s beat
German armour in the massive tank battle at Kursk. At sea, the Allies countered the U-boat threat, and in the air, Allied
forces dominated the Luftwaffe and took the war to the German home front."--Publisher's description

The rise of the Wehrmacht : the German armed forces and World War II by Samuel W Mitcham(
)17
editions published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
1,087 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"The Rise of the Wehrmacht is the first comprehensive work to deal with the German war effort in World War II from this point
of view. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that it covers the entire war effort from the point of view of the German military
that actually conducted and fought the war, something that has never been done before on this scale. Excellent books have
been written about the German Army, Navy, the Luftwaffe, and the SS, as well as about the Panzer branch, the parachute arm,
the U-Boat forces, etc., but this is the first to cover them all in depth. Mitcham also covers the German Wehrkreise (roughly
translated as military district) system in depth and recognizes its importance, both in the formation and expansion of the
German Army before the war and in its continuing importance throughout the conflict. He deals with the German rearmament in
greater depth and detail than has been done before, points out the importance of the police in the development of Germany's
reserves before and during World War II, and offers new insights into the evolution and development of the German military
doctrine of Kesselschlact (the decisive battle of encirclement and annihilation). In addition, The Rise of the Wehrmacht explains
the problems the Wehrmacht faced because of its too rapid expansion. This expansion was far more rapid than the German generals
intended and resulted in many problems, especially in terms of equipment shortages and a shortage of qualified officers. Finally,
Mitcham addresses the contributions of the Hitler Youth to the war effort, where their work on farms, fire and rescue crews,
in nursing, and as postal workers, for example, provided essential services to German infrastructure."--Publisher's description

Hitler's commanders : officers of the Wehrmacht, the Luftwaffe, the Kriegsmarine, and the Waffen-SS by Samuel W Mitcham(
)14
editions published
between
1992
and
2012
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,003 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Despite huge odds against them, Hitler's commanders--the elite of the Wehrmacht--almost succeeded in conquering Europe. Now
in an expanded edition that includes biographies of the generals of Stalingrad and a new chapter on the panzer commanders,
this book offers rare insight into the men who ran Nazi Germany's war machine. Going beyond common stereotypes, Samuel W.
Mitcham and Gene Mueller recount the compelling lives of a varied group of army, navy, Luftwaffe, and SS men, including their
early life, their military exploits during the war, and their post-war career, if any. Weaving in dramatic stories of tank
commanders, fighter pilots in aerial combat, and U-Boat aces, the authors bring the battlefields of World War II to life

Panzers in winter : Hitler's army and the Battle of the Bulge by Samuel W Mitcham(
)7
editions published
between
2006
and
2008
in
English
and held by
926 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Draws on unpublished German reports and manuscripts to recount the events surrounding the Battle of the Bulge and the Ardennes
Offensive from the German point of view

Why Hitler? : the genesis of the Nazi Reich by Samuel W Mitcham(
Book
)5
editions published
in
1996
in
English
and held by
611 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The Great Depression, during which nearly a quarter of the German work force was unemployed; the political and economic instability
of the times, in which the Nazis thrived; and the evil genius of Adolf Hitler, master politician. Why Hitler? transports the
reader back to the Germany of the 1920s and 1930s, to a time when a country and a civilization began its apocalyptic descent

The Desert Fox in Normandy : Rommel's defense of Fortress Europe by Samuel W Mitcham(
Book
)8
editions published
between
1997
and
2001
in
English
and held by
567 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In the weeks prior to D-Day, Rommel analyzed Allied bombing patterns and concluded that they were trying to make Normandy
a strategic island in order to isolate the battlefield. Rommel also noticed that the Allies had mined the entire Channel coast,
while the naval approaches to Normandy were clear. Realizing that Normandy would be the likely site of the invasion, he replaced
the poorly-equipped 716th Infantry Division with the battle-hardened 352nd Infantry Division on the coastal sector, but his
request for additional troops was denied by Hitler. Mitcham offers a remarkable theory of why Allied intelligence failed to
learn of this critical troop movement, and why they were not prepared for the heavier resistance they met on Omaha Beach

Men of the Luftwaffe by Samuel W Mitcham(
Book
)12
editions published
between
1988
and
2010
in
English and Japanese
and held by
422 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The Luftwaffe began World War II as a deadly efficient part of the German blitzkrieg in 1939-40 with its Stuka dive bombers
and Messerschmitt fighters unleashing terror across Europe. But its superiority would not last long. Fuel shortages, a numerically
superior enemy, and mismanagement by its leaders, left the German air force increasingly unable to mount offensive campaigns
or even protect its homeland from Allied bombings. The story of the German air force is best told by examining those leaders

Hitler's legions : the German army order of battle, World War II by Samuel W Mitcham(
Book
)11
editions published
between
1984
and
1987
in
English
and held by
422 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
En oversigt over den tyske hærs organisation på divisionsniveau under 2. Verdenskrig samt organisation af højere hovedkvarterer,
Wehrkreise o.lign

The men of Barbarossa : commanders of the German invasion of Russia, 1941 by Samuel W Mitcham(
)6
editions published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
405 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"This book not only tells the story of Operation Barbarossa but describes the expertise, skills, and decision-making powers
of the men who directed it. The result is an illuminating look at the personalities behind the carnage, as summer triumph
turned to winter crisis, including new insights into the invasion's many tactical successes, as well as its ultimate failure."--Amazon

The battle of Sicily by Samuel W Mitcham(
Book
)7
editions published
between
1991
and
2007
in
English
and held by
335 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The Battle of Sicily is the story of Germany's "Dunkirk"--A successful evacuation that allowed 40,000 troops to escape to
Italy, where they later fought the Allies to a bloody stalemate. The authors recount the campaign from the Axis strategy point
of view--something no English-language book has ever done--and argue persuasively that the Allies wasted a chance for a total
victory that might have foreshortened the war